Creepless metallic tie



L. L. BROWN.

CREEFLESS METALLIC TIE. APPLICATION FILED MAY I5. 1920.

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ROBERT E. ROBINSON ANDV ONE-EIGHKTH FORGE, vineiivfii.

Application led May 15, 1920. Serial No. 381,724.

To all 'whom t may concern: Y

Be it known that I, LEONARD L. BROWN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Clifton Forge, in the county of Alleghany.

and State of Virginia, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Creepless Metallic Ties, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein tol the accompanying drawings.V

This invention relates to creepless metallic '.ies, and has for its object the construction of a metal tie that is provided with means for preventing the same from creeping or moving olf the road bed, and which is provided with means for receiving a crowbar to `facilitate the fastening of the rail and tie together.

Another object of the invention is the construction of a tie, which will have a tendency to sink into the road bed, as vheavy loads pass thereover, preventing the tie from becoming center-bound.

With these and invention comprises certain novel combina tions, constructions, and arrangementsv of parts as will be hereinafter described, illus trated in the accompanying drawings, more particularly pointed out in' theappended claims. l

ln the drawings:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary perspective view of rails vfastened to my improved ties.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on line" 2 2, Fig. 1, and looking in the direction of the arrows.

Fig. 3 is a Ysectional view taken on line 3 3, Fig. 2, and looking in the direction of the arrows. v

Fig. y4 is a sectional view taken on line i 4, Fig. 2, and looking in the direction of the arrows.

Fig. 5 is aperspective view of one of the wood blocks.

Referring to the drawingsby numerals, 1 designates the ties, and 2 the rails resting thereon. Each tie comprises a body 3, having an elongated central opening 4, that is ynormally filled by stone or ballast, as seen in Fig. 2. The body 3 of the tie is provided near each end with block-receiving pockets 5, in which the wood blocks 6 are positioned. Overhanging the upper edges of.these pockets 5 are flanges 7, which rest upon the blocks, permitting the upper face 9 (Fig. 5) of each block to lie Hush with the other objects in view, myv

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top-portions .8 of the bodyk of the tie, wherev by the rails 2 will rest flat upon these topportions 8, as well as the top ofthe blocks, and the rails are secured to thewood blocks,V by thel spikes 10. Y

Formed in the top of the tie, and preferably overa greater portion offits upper face, are transversely-positioned elongated Specification of Letters Patent. Pttllied Aug. 31, 1920.

sockets 11, constituting pockets fog; receiv-'v fingthe spurs orlugs on car-replacing de4 'lhese vices of any ordinary structure. replacing devices can be quickly placed upon mytie or ties, the spurs or lugs entering or engaging the elongated sockets forreadily anchoring the replacing devices upon the ties; it will be noted that these transverselypositioned elongated socketsll are formed` at both sides of the rails 2, so that replacingV devices. canrbe'placed onfeither side of rail, as conditions ymay require. Y

Another important feature of my ini'fen-` the tion is the forming of diagonal crowbar rey ceiving notches 12 in lthe top edgesof the,4

tie; these notches are arranged diagonally so that the crowbar 13 can -beplaced in any one readily, extending under the rail and under` the adjoining tie to be spiked tothe rail; for instance, as shown-in Fig. 1, the crowbar 13 is resting upon atie that has already 4been fastened to the rails, land the vOuter end of the bar is Vresting under the adjoining or contiguous tie, holding it up*V against the under face of the rail, while the d spike 10 is being driven, bythe Sledge hammer 14, into the wood block 6; the crowbar is elliciently retainedin the particular notch in which it is seated and will not slidel or slip along the edge lof the tie.

It is to be noted that the diagonally formed bar-receivingfnotches 12 are constructed in the edges of the tie at opposite sides of the rail or rails, thefnotches open-V ing in every instance toward a rail, so that.

the crowbar 13, when placed in the'notches, Y

will be permitted to satisfactorily extendunder the rails and under theV contiguous tie orties, for enabling the operator to hold the tie securely against the rail or rails, while said tie is being fastened thereto. Y

It will be understood that after the tie has been fastened to the rails by driving the spikes 10 into the blocks 6, theballast can be rammed or pushed freely under the base of the blocks, as well as under the body of the tie, and as the train passes over the ties, thev ietf same Will be more securely seated in the road bed and should, as time passes, the ties be liable to rock the tie at its ends, causing the* train to be derailed or jump .the track. Y

' The ends of the tie are provided with horizontal apertures or openings 15, for decreasing the Weight of the tie, and thereby lessening the cost by not consuming as much material as it Would if the ends Were solid.

If I desire, I utilize horizontal apertures 16 for driving nails into the sides of the blocks 6 for temporarily holding the blocks in the tie, during the handling of the tie in the construction of a track; it is to be understood that it is optional Whether these holes 16 are utilized.

IVhile I have described the preferred embodiment of my invention, and have illustrated the same in the accompanying drawings, certain -minor changes or alterations may appear Ato one skilled in' the art to which this inventionrelates, during the eX- tensive manufacture of the same and I, therefore, reserve the right to make 'sucl alterations or changes as shall fairly fall Within the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. A tie of the class described, comprising a body having a free vertically-arranged central opening and with Wood blocks be-V tween said central opening and its ends, crowbar receiving means formed upon the body, a replacing-device receiving or anchoring means formed upon the body.

2. A tie of the class described, comprising a body, blocks in said body near its ends, and said body provided vvith crowbar receiving notches opening toward the adjacent rail seats.

' 3. A tie of the class described, comprising a body provided contiguous to each end With crowbar receiving notches, and blocks for receiving spikes in said body contiguous to said notches.

4. A tie of the class described, comprising a body provided contiguous toV its ends with blocks, and said body provided contiguous to the ends of said blocks With transverselypositioned elongated sockets for receiving portions of a car replacing device.

5. In a device of the class described, the combination with a pair of rails, of a tie eX- tending -under said rails, said tie provided With a central opening or aperture for allowing ballast to Work up through the same, blocks in said tie under the rails, means fastening said rails to said blocks, said tie provided at opposite ends of the blocks and at opposite sides of each rail With a plurality of transversely-positioned sockets, and said tie provided at its upper outer edges With croWbar receiving notches, and the outer-end of each notch extending toward the side of a rail, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature. v

LEONARD L. BROVN. 

